New York Government News

Published: Friday, July 10, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 10, 2009 at 5:13 a.m. This article was reported by Russ Buettner, Serge F. Kovaleski and Michael Powell, and written by Mr.

THIS IS A FOX TWENTY THREE NEW SPECIAL REPORT GOOD MORNING I 'M MORE FAGAN THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR OUR CONTINUING COVERAGE HERE ON FOX TWENTY THREE OF THE STATE SENATE STALEMATE IN JUST A MOMENT WE 'LL BE HEARING FROM GOVERNOR PATTERSON AND RICHARD RAVITCH WHO HE HAS APPOINTED AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE GOVERNOR ...

The governor enters the center ring! Early last evening the phone rang, I picked it up, and Governor Paterson told me he'd just named Dick Ravitch to be his lieutenant governor.

High court nominee Sonia Sotomayor typically handed out tougher prison sentences than her colleagues in the federal courthouse in Manhattan, especially to white-collar criminals, a new study says.

A DRUNKEN Sheffield teenager sparked an international anti-terror operation by ringing the White House and making a hoax bomb threat.

New York governor David Paterson makes a bold move and appoints a lieutenant governor in an effort to end the gridlock in the State Senate.

Gov. David Paterson will address New Yorkers this afternoon. Gov. David Paterson plans to take to the TV airwaves to speak to New Yorkers about the monthlong standoff in the state Senate.

Jonathan Wegener and his sister Ashley spent two months mapping many of the 468 stations of New York's labyrinthine subway system to create a smartphone app that they claim will shave precious minutes off most commutes.

In this economy, wouldn't it be nice to have a few extra dollars fall into your wallet? New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the state's $9.9 billion in unclaimed funds at events across the state in July.

An odd - even creepy - occurrence had New Yorkers looking-up and scratching their heads recently.

Fred Dicker : "Having witnessed the anarchy, chaos and lack of leadership that has engulfed the state Capitol during the past month, I have a painful confession to make.

DDS Wireless International Inc.'s Taxi business unit, Digital Dispatch, has entered into an agreement under which Taxi Video Guide Inc.

As the New York state Senate moved into its fourth week of a 31-31 stalemate, the June 30 deadline for a number of state statutes expired -- including a number of budget and tax measures.

Got a letter from New York State Department of Taxation and Finance yesterday. All business in New York State now have to renew their sales tax Certificate of Authority by July 10 or face a possible $10,000 fine and termination of business.

Severe weather is moving into the tri-state area. The National Weather Service has issued a number of weather alerts for parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

As a power struggle between legislators in New York drags on, statutes in the state are expiring, leaving many cities with procedural headaches and tied hands.

Share + Jul 3, 2009 7:27 pm US/Eastern Reporting Chris Wragge NEW YORK In addition to dampening the spirits of New Yorkers, the 10 inches of rain that fell on the city in June have put it at risk for a mosquito-filled rest of the summer.

TWO of Susan Boyle's biggest fans have flown thousands of miles to Scotland to pay homage to their idol.

Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 13:09. Health officials have long told New Yorkers that they suffer the nation's worst rate of fatal heart disease.

In a similar approach to an earlier 2nd Circuit ruling, later overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday handed down a wine shipping ruling that endorsed state-sanctioned discrimination against out-of-state businesses.